Gut-Brain imbalance may manifest in myriad ways, and not everyone will have the same symptoms. Here are some to consider:
- Cognitive Function: What some many term “brain fog”. 1
- Digestive problems: IBS, GERD, bloating, “leaky gut” 2,3
- Mood disorders: including anxiety, depression, bi-polar, and many others.4,5,6
- Unexplained Fatigue. 7
- Autoimmune disorders: Associated with various autoimmune concerns, including rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. 8,9
- Skin conditions: such as acne, rosacea, and atopic dermatitis.10
- Weight imbalance. 11
- Food cravings. 12
- Gomaa EZ. Human gut microbiota/microbiome in health and diseases: a review. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 2020;113(12):2019-2040.
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- Foster JA, McVey Neufeld KA. Trends Neurosci. 2013;36(5):305-312.
- Chen Y, Xu J, Chen Y. Nutrients. 2021;13(6):2099.
- Bioque M, González-Rodríguez A, Garcia-Rizo C, et al. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2021;105:110130.
- Shukla SK, Cook D, Meyer J, et al. PLoS One. 2015;10(12):e0145453.
- Chu XJ, Cao NW, Zhou HY, et al. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021;60(3):1054-1066.
- Kadowaki A, Quintana FJ. Trends Neurosci. 2020;43(8):622-634.
- Bowe WP, Logan AC. Gut Pathog. 2011;3(1):1.
- Torres-Fuentes C, Schellekens H, Dinan TG, Cryan JF. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017;2(10):747-756.
- Alonso-Alonso M, Woods SC, Pelchat M, et al. Physiol Behav. 2015;152(Pt B):479-486.